#he’s more than just ed

[bloomeng]

a lot of people are saying edward but i really hope it isn’t. i love edizzy of course but can we allow this man to have his own life outside of ed for one second. it’s what he deserves.

personally i like the idea of it being his mother.

#yknow that thing fandoms always bitch about #where ppl will learn one thing about a character #and suddenly that’s their whole personality #to me that’s sometimes how i feel watching izzy get characterized #he’s more than just ed #and when we make his whole world about just ed #not only does it flatten his character #but it also makes his character all the more tragic #it’s both super sad and unrealistic to believe he has only cared about one man who didn’t care the same amount about him #and that’s actually his whole life story nothing else #ofmd #txt #our flag means death #izzy hands

[kiddokori]

his ass is NOT getting up for his 8am lecture

#skyward sword #loz #loz fanart #sksw link #sksw zelda #sksw fi #ill always come back to link ill never be free of him #i kinda wanted zelda to study history too because shes really into the history of skyloft/legends/etc in game #but maybe that can be a hobby maybe shes more into folktales and mythology than history #i also considered some type of math/stem for fi but idk history/linguistics fits her designed purpose of being a sortof messenger more #i think shes real good with numbers tho maybe she does math tutoring on the side #why are campus stairs always so fucking long theyre such a weird length you gotta fucking lunge every step #and doing that w a giant ass backpack and an artbag and a fucking can of gesso #in the summer. torture i think they were just trying to weed us out #you think art students have any core strength #thats why links so ripped he has to haul all that shit around all day #he definitely lives in a co ed dorm w zelda and they have the most fucked up evil (remlit) dorm cat #groose is there too i just dont have him pinned down sorry buddy #kiddokori

[sunnibits]

I still can’t believe Izzy was really out there with two hot as FUCK big strong daddies literally following at his heels and flanking him like guard dogs but instead he decided to spend all his time pining after Ed like ohhh booo hooooo when will I get fucked by a big strong grizzled pirate daddy 😭 bestie look behind you for like two seconds

#ivan #fang #izzy hands #ofmd #you could get TWO hot pirate daddies if you weren’t a COWARDDDD #yes I’m momentarily back on my Izzy/Ivan/fang bullshit #u know I’m right #I know they lil lowkey hated him a lil bit in reality but like #they were way more ‘friendly’ with him than anyone else #and they WERE actually on his side for a while!! #they backed him up when he was mad at Ed in the art of fuckery #also just like. the way they both step forward behind him whenever he calls them. fills my brain with so many thoughts #AND THEYRE SO MUCH FUCKING BIGGER THAN HIM HES SOOO TINY BETWEEN THEM #Izzy pls just let them double team u it would be sooooo good for u baby

[madootles]

there’s just something about a good superior-subordinate professional relationship built upon mutual hate...

#they are both children #edward elric #alphonse elric #roy mustang #fullmetal alchemist #also don't tag this romantically that shit is weird...... #this is a mutually despised relationship between superior and subordinate and it's hilarious #yeaaaa I'm still on this... sorry unwilling followers ily #my art has to be funny because the source material is fucking dark it doesn't need more angst #genuinely I subscribe to the idea that roy and ed care about eachother but I also subscribe to the idea that they'd rather die than say so #mutual respect is the closest they will get #alphonse is really becoming my fave ... like ed is my fave bc idk he has nice fashion and he's very sad but alphonse is just so !!!!!!! #fma 03 #fma 2003 #fmab #even tho that's not what I watch #you are still welcome here I guesssssss :-) #k bye #tw blood

[astranauticus]

a helpful graphic

+ one more entry i have in the black/white doomed yaoi category (and also an orv spoiler)

#orv #joongdok #lc #sgdlr #shiguang #alnst #ivantill #vnc #vanoe #yes i reused that joongdok/shiguang joke. what are you gonna do. sue me #the they should be at the club is a reference to like. cxs is 21 and i think ivan's 22? #both kdj and yjh are 28 they should be getting 8 hours of sleep. (???? #not even joking halfway through making this zero by lmyk came up on my spotify #as in. the vnc ed that i got that exact image from #if you wanna be a pedant i think vnc is more doomed yaoi than tragic yaoi tho cuz we just know noe's gonna kill vanitas but we havent #gotten?? there???? yet?????? #i love how much that sounds like a spoiler its literally the first thing he says in the fucking show LMAO #asto speaks #in a better timeline i wouldve typed this out instead of writing it by hand

[unluckyxse7en]

Thinking about Edward Elric and his hair, specifically his braid.

Did he decide to learn how to braid it himself, post-arm loss? When he's missing that arm functionally, does he ask someone else to do it? The times that it's merely tied and not braided, is that something he knows how to do one-handed, or does he need help for even that much?

How much practice and effort has gone into maintaining his hair so it's not only braided/tied but Looks good while doing so, good enough that no one would ever think to ask? If Alphonse helps, the same question extends to him, with how big and clunky the armor's hands are compared to Ed's hair.

Idk if I have any particular direction with this but as someone who has to practice braiding hair with two abled arms I have a lot of thoughts and feelings on this concept exploration.

(Tbh I suspect I'm blanking on scenes/panels where he's seen tying it up which answers some of these thoughts but also I want to know More about it you know?)

#my hair is curlier and far more stubborn than his so it's not exactly the same. but even just the motions are decently precise to do ykno #can he braid it from behind? does he sling it over a shoulder to do? does the hair ever get tangled in the automail joints? #so much to rotate in my brain here #edward elric #ed elric #fma #fullmetal alchemist #alphonse elric #blablablah

[saturnaous]

I think Alphonse should get to be a bitch sometimes. Just an absolute cunt. The most moody teenager. Utter bastard with an attitude.

#I love him a lot #also I totally think Al curses when they're not in public #'oh he's so precious protect him!' no he grew up with edward elric. the curser of all time. #he grew up with winry and pinoko who edward would get into insult battles with #he curses. he's just more polite than Ed and doesn't do it in public #anyways. I love Alphonse so much let him be a moody bastard!!!! #spenxer lou art #lou is an artist #fma #fma brotherhood #fmab #fullmetal alchemist brotherhood #fullmetal alchemist #alphonse elric #also these are. shitty uncolored doodles so like. (vaguely gestures) idk #OH more additions. I wanted to make a comic of this actually. but then I didn't #so imagine that Winry called and had to break the news that Den chewed up Al's favorite cat plushie and that's why he's so moody #uhmmmm anyways. runs away giggling

[electric-friend]

wait hang on 😭😭 are people seriously debating “he’s a complicated man” right now??

i agree that izzy’s an unreliable narrator, and i think that some of the things he’s said about ed aren’t necessarily true, much as many other things he’s said are also not necessarily true. he’s not really aware of the full picture the whole time, poor duck, as much as i adore him.

but like… besides the fact it really doesn’t have anything to do with wether or not you think izzy’s doing complex evil shit to ed on purpose, and people seem to be making it about that…

ed is VERY MUCH a complicated man. as someone who relates to ed probably more than stede or izzy… he’s absolutely a complicated man. ed can be violent, and suicidal, and he clearly experiences some form of emotional dysregulation, and he’s done things to people that weren’t justified. the crew was traumatised by ed’s behaviour and how much violence he placed them in a position to commit.

the way ed responds to rejection is so violent and out of proportion, his consecutive raids, his suicidal antagonism towards the crew… and for me and my personal issues, that’s extremely relatable… but it is NOT mentally well behaviour.

ed also exhibits patterns of disordered alcohol use, and his anger often causes him to lash out (yes, often at izzy who pushes his buttons, and yes, izzy’s behaviour is a factor in this. but it’s also worth noting ed has agency as a character and his violence is still violence, provoked or not) and one of his most integral traumas is how an act of violence saved him from the violent alcoholic who was his father.

there’s nothing about ed that’s not a complicated man. he’s done bad things that weren’t justified. that doesn’t make him a bad man. it makes him a complicated one. it’s very clear he knows how to be a better person. and that he can be. that the show left out a lot of that journey is really disappointing, but ed feels like he’s a monster and he does bad things to become the villain he thinks he deserves to be treated as, you know?

he is SUCH a complicated man. that doesn’t mean he’s irredeemable or bad, it doesn’t mean there’s a moral obligation to dislike him either. none of that’s the case. but izzy got it right when he called ed complicated. i think in some ways izzy had finally realised that he wasn’t always going to understand ed because ed wasn’t always going to think the way he did, but he was coming to accept that he didn’t need ed to be someone he could understand as long as ed was happy? does that make sense? i know that’s a sappy outlook on a canonically toxic relationship but i just cannot believe that there’s a genuinely widely accepted take going around which boils down to people thinking it’s wrong to call ed a complicated man. like, huh???? girl….

#izzy hands #ofmd critical #i mean the thing is that often when people point out how ed has moral complexities he’s done bad stuff #that he wasn’t necessarily justified for but he’s ultimately a sympathetic character #who can be a much better man than his father made him feel like he could #they’re often criticised for that #and particularly for the use of the word “violent” given ed is a man of colour #even though ed does do violent things onscreen #but the people who believe racism is holding ed accountable for his own actions #and suggesting he has agency outside of responding to izzy or being infatuated with stede #start to say it’s wrong to call ed a complicated man… dude. #WRONG TO CALL HIM C O M P L I C A T E D #i’m just saying 💀💀 #how are more people not deciding that THAT is racism actually #why are we dehumanising ed by insisting he doesn’t have complexity and hasn’t done bad things ever #like guys. why the fuck are we doing that???

[arsenicflame]

when will someone pick izzy up bridal style and spin him around? hm?

#it Would upset his tummy but i think he deserves a little holding. as a treat #to be cradled. and spun around with joy #(honestly to me i see this only working as bellhands i dont think izzy would let anyone else get away with it- maybe ed but. thin thin ice- #and i see izzy being too stressed about eds knee to get to unbridled laughter. so sam . hes just appeared; for the first time in a long #time. he sees izzy [they have a little reunion (depending on ~circumstances~ that could just be yelling affectionately at each other like #hey i haven't seen u in a year- or if its after faking his death i see sam getting punched. just a little) they get to kiss a bit etc etc] #then sam just. sweeps him up in his arms. izzy yells in shock and demands sam puts him down but sam just. holds him tighter and #spins him around in pure joy. and izzy laughs #(this; more than anything shocks the crew. they thought the rest of it was shocking- sam bellamy likes izzy???? theyre married??? #people think positively about this man they all hate???? wtf wtf. izzy punched sam and got away with it?? the prince of pirates????? #but then izzy is laughing. and theyre astounded. they didn't think he was capable of that. maybe they never knew him at all) #djjdhdhdj ive been. thinking about this. A LOT. today so here #have a ramble about izzy (again) #if izzy not for cradling like lover; why small? #nyxtalks #ofmd #israel hands #izzy hands #bellhands #sam bellamy #i think i went off enough in the tags to quantify those fjdjnd

[oxygen-stealer]

'12 Raph is the king of having fan content that makes me say "he would not fucking say that" because he would not fucking say that

#YALL MAKE HIM A STRAIGHT UP BULLY TO HIS BROTHERS #LIKE WTF HE JUST TEASED HIS BROS A LOT #HE WOULDN'T SERIOUSLY PUT THEM DOWN FOR ANYTHING #put some respect on Raphael's name #boy loves his bros n would die for em #so sick of seeing comics where he says something super mean to/about his bros and gets Dr Delicate Touch-ed #he needs dr feelings more than DT #*slowly looks at Rise fandom* this is mostly a you problem #tmnt 2012 #oxy talks-y

[cowchickenbeefpork]

the show should have leaned more to both oswald and edward leaning into abusing substances in order to cope with their falling out. just sayin

#nygmobblepot #gotham #gotham 2014 #gotham fox #oswald cobblepot #edward nygma #ed nygma #gotham edward nygma #gotham oswald #oswald drinks any liqour he can gets his hands on and edward does drugs so he doesn't think about it #both want to never feel or think about it ever again #i would argue edward is coping worse though just a bit. edward represses more emotions than oswald does and also oswald never did drugs in #the show he never got to the levels of depravity ed has #toxic darlings #my toxic yoai

[the-moon-loves-the-sea]

We do wonder why Stede didn’t think he was worth Ed’s sacrifice; that Ed didn’t know what he was choosing. But it’s not actually that surprising that Stede thought Ed would regret giving up all his independence to keep them safe; that he thought Ed would grieve stripping down his wildness to blend into society for their future’s sake; that he couldn’t bear to let Ed choose domesticity and fold socks and be trapped on land. Couldn’t watch all the happiness (he thought) Ed had had when he was his own man die away. That he thought Ed would do all that out of obligation to him and that he’d have to watch him fade year by year under the weight of it. Of course he thought Ed would let duty kill him. That’s exactly what Stede had done for his family all his life.

#it’s Stede’s mistake to think that Ed would make his mistakes #just because he never found a way to be happy on land doesn’t mean Ed wouldn’t have #Ed would have thrived #ofmd #not that Ed didn’t have any learning to do #and I think he needed more than just the grand gesture to be really ready #but he was ready to begin

[ducktracy]

"posting this because i NEEEEEED this on my blog" is probably going to be the caption for 95% of the Shin-chan stuff i post BUT IT IS NO LESS TRUE BECAUSE OF IT. Masaaki Yuasa is quickly becoming one of my favorite animators and i want to have easy access to ogle at his work at any time. and i hope for you to do the same! so here's his animation for Ending 3 of the show from 1993

#i enjoyed Devilman Crybaby when it was new and REALLY enjoyed Night is Short Walk On Girl but Shin-chan is my first time seeing him actually #animate rather than as a director/affiliated with Science SARU #AND UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH HE IS SO GOOD I'M SO INSPIRED #Shin-chan has just been so fun to get into truly have not felt this passionate about getting into something since i got into LT/golden age #cartoons #a very happy and unexpected hyperfixation of 2024 #and thank you for coming along on this journey with me i know it outwardly doesn't fit my 'brand' of posting BUT ACTUALLY IT DOES BECAUSE #THE GAGS AND ANIMATION ARE SO GOOD AND SPEAK TO ME SO MUCH. aahhhhhhhhhhhhh #i've literally started taking Japanese lessons on Duolingo so i can watch more episodes that aren't subbed #i have a pretty basic knowledge of Japanese since i was once an anime obsessed 8 year old (thank you Leo Ojamajo Doremi is still treasured #in my heart) so i can make out/infer bits and pieces but it would be great to have a greater understanding and also learn how to read #Hiragana. which i've been learning! slowly #i'll probably be posting more OPs and EDs because they are so good so so good #OP 3 is stuck in my head literally all the time #COME ON BABY COME ON BABY tamanegi tabereru #if you for whatever reason are deterred by my Shin posting then my containment center for it is 'csc' so blacklist that #but hopefully you will not!! #csc #vid

[tatsumi-rin]

Moral Orel doesn't seem 100% like a show I'd feel seen in if you don't know me but then I remember the episode with the special ed kids and underneath the usual satire on extremist bible belt religion it reminds me WAY too much of how actual special ed departments treated me and other kids growing up.

Like the writers must HAVE BEEN THERE IN LIFE, man. I'd kill to sit down with Dino Stamatopoulos and find out what the fuck inspired him and the other writing staff that day.

#husbandothings #moral orel #bonus fun tag rant? bonus fun tag rant...apparently #in those departments you are immediately written off as a tragic forever toddler by at least 50% of the staff regardless of your disability #there's good ones but the bad ones bring the fun spicy trauma #it doesn't matter how smart you actually are you gotta draw the sad face on that boy on the comic sans worksheet at the age of 15 #in your free lesson spaces that you got because of reasons #if someone tells me they're a teaching assistant or have “qualifications” in autism and special needs development i immediately distrust #because I have never met a neurotypical person with those qualifications who knows how to treat kids like humans especially autistic kids #funniest part? I was mostly in the special ed department because of my hearing and not totally my undiagnosed autism #and a little because of wonky emotional development from get this...a freaking religious school #like i see adults in the show and i see the headteacher who tried to tell my parents i should forgive the bullies because jesus would #even though the truth is way more nuanced but he just wanted to wash his hands of it #it's funnier than it should be because that teacher would fit right in to this show for that and additional reasons I won't state here #my family were atheists but thought the school would be good #the weird thing is at that time as a little kid I liked the idea of believing in god but nothing that happened proved Him to me #and moral orel hits because it resonates with the fact i genuinely believe religion can do good and it's all about the people #the ones who want to use that faith for good in the world and surviving rough crap and not to do things that would make jesus flip tables #that has stuck with me for over a decade as has the people who felt the show reinforced their christianity #but anyway

[steven-cartoons]

one thing I feel like some of y'all tend to forget is that effeminate behavior =/= feminine presentation

a character may have effeminate mannerisms and personality traits while still being masculine in their clothing and overall appearance

....

...aka....stede is the butch and ed is the femme !!

#stede is effeminate in his behavior but he still dresses in a traditional way for an aristocratic man #he may be more fem than the pirates but that's more of a class thing #ed has never been allowed to be fem in his life and you can tell he wants to so bad #and stede wants to give that to him and protect him #this also applies to az and crowley methinks #az is the butch babe!! he is just a poof #feel free to argue with me this is just my interpretation ofc #but as an effeminate butch man i really really see myself in these two characters in particular #my post #our flag means death #ofmd #ofmd s2 #ofmd season 2 #ofmd spoilers #ofmd meta #gentlebeard #blackbonnet #stedebeard #stede bonnet #edward teach #ed teach #ed x stede #ofmd stede #ofmd edward teach #ofmd ed teach #ofmd stede bonnet

[xoxoemynn]

listen I know there's going to be some heavy angst and big emotions ahead, but also I'm just really excited to see how fucking horny Stede is going to be for Ed's sexy sword earring.

#OFMD #Edward Teach #Stede Bonnet #Ed x Stede #literally once he gets past the 'oh dear Ed is more upset than I thought he'd be' #he's just going to MELT he's going to LOVE that earring so much #can't wait to see it #emynn.op